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Date of event: Nov 14, 2009
Rally for Palestinian Rights in Dublin on Saturday 14th November
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be holding a national rally for Palestinian Rights in Dublin on Saturday 14th November at 2pm, The Spire, O'Connell Street, Dublin. The rally will feature a speaker from Gaza and activists from the West Bank village of Bil’in, where Palestinian, Israeli and international campaigners have united to oppose the Israeli Annexation Wall, which will cut through the village’s land.
Following the rally there will also be a press conference at 4pm in the Teachers' Club, Parnell Sqaure. Peter McLoone, IMPACT General Secretary and Harry Browne, journalist and academic in DIT will speak at the press conference alongside representatives of the IPSC.
The rally is part of the International Week of Solidarity, 9-16th November, called by the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign. In Ireland the Week of Solidarity has involved an island-wide itinerary of events which started in Cork on Monday 9th November including film screenings, public meetings, fundraisers. The events will include a National Demonstration in Dublin on 14th November followed by a public meeting at 4pm in the Teachers' Club, Parnell Square. For a full listing of events see www.ipsc.ie/wos2009
The IPSC has used the week to highlight the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, with specific reference to the ongoing role of Irish construction company CRH (formerly Cement Roadstone Holdings) in the building of the Apartheid Wall and illegal colonial settlements in the West Bank.
Speaking of the week, IPSC chair, David Landy said ‘This week we have successfully promoted many different voices that have shown solidarity with the Palestinian people. We have held meetings all over the country with many different groups and have managed to raise awareness among mainstream Irish civil society of Israel's apartheid policies, the ongoing plight of Palestinians, and their heroic struggle to resist oppression.’
Speakers on the demonstration and at the public meeting are Peter McLoone (General Secretary, IMPACT), Sameh Habeeb (Gazan journalist who reported prolifically during Israel's winter offensive), Harry Browne (Journalist,Academic and Anti-War activist), Caoimhe Butterly (Irish human rights activist), Evie Soli and Pete St. John Jones (international Bil'in activists who are on a speaking tour of Ireland), Derek Graham (Free Gaza Ireland), John Hurson (Where do the Children Play? Irish/Gazan charity) and Ger Cassidy (Viva Palestina Cork to Gaza), as well as activists from the IPSC: David Landy (IPSC Chair), John Dorman (IPSC Divestment Officer) and Freda Hughes (IPSC PRO/Events Coordinator). For full speaker profiles see: www.ipsc.ie/wos2009#speak
